This American Life – The Problem We All Live With (Integrating Schools in America)
https://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/562/the-problem-we-all-live-with?act=1#play
https://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/562/the-problem-we-all-live-with?act=1#play
https://nces.ed.gov/programs/maped/topic.aspx Use this link to find data about any US State–data includes the following and more (socioeconomic level, race, gender, poverty, employment, housing, citizenship, etc., etc.)
Today, we had a conference day instead of traditional class. Don’t forget to check the calendar for homework for Wednesday. You will need to read the Fast Facts from each of the textbook sections, find a fact or set of… Continue Reading
On Friday, we peer reviewed our kernel essays, paying the closest attention to our synthesis introductions and themes. Notes for synthesis are under Unit 1 in Blackboard. Monday will be a conference day, so we won’t have traditional class. If… Continue Reading
I was really interested in #5 on the Fast Facts in the Money and Success section. It says, “In no state can a worker afford a one-bedroom apartment on the minimum wage without spending more than 30% of his/her income… Continue Reading
Number 3 in the Fast Facts of Section 1 (Family section), I read that “More than 400,000 American children live in some form of foster care” (16). On the way home about a month ago, I heard this story from… Continue Reading
When reading the Fast Facts in Section 1 of the textbook, “Harmony at Home,” I saw number 4: “Among millenials–those born after 1980–only 30% say having a successful marriage is ‘one of the most important things’ in life” (16). I’d… Continue Reading
After reading Joan Morgan’s From Fly-Girls to Bitches and Hos, I realized that there are a number of conflicting issues for black feminists. Morgan writes, “[Black women] desperately need a space to lovingly address the uncomfortable issues of our failing… Continue Reading